OAR 333-024-1030: Newborn Screening: Timing for Collecting Specimens

(1) The facility or individual responsible for collecting specimens for newborn screening under OAR 333-024-1020 and OAR 333-024-1025 must collect newborn screening specimens from every infant born in Oregon, and surviving more than two days, unless exempt according to OAR 333-024-1050, as follows: (a) The first specimen shall be collected as soon as possible after 24 hours of age but before 48 hours of age. (b) The second specimen shall be collected between 10 and 14 days of age. (c) Premature (babies born at <34 weeks gestation age) or low birth weight babies (babies born weighing <2000 grams) require an additional specimen collection at approximately 28 days of age. (d) Additional, repeat specimens shall be collected if requested by the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory and submitted according to the timeline identified by the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory. (2) If an infant under six months of age enters the care of a practitioner and the practitioner is unable to determine whether the infant has been tested in accordance with these rules, a specimen shall be collected and sent to the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory within two weeks of the first visit to the practitioner.